Rome priests react with sadness to Pope’s resignation

Vatican City, Feb 15, 2013 / 08:01 am (CNA/EWTN News).- After meeting with Pope Benedict on Thursday, priests from the Rome diocese said they are sad he is retiring and that he was a great gift to the Church.

““We’re sad because a …

EWTN mourns passing of Deacon Steltemeier, founding president

Irondale, Ala., Feb 15, 2013 / 06:49 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Deacon R. William Steltemeier, Jr., founding CEO of the Eternal World Television Network, died in Hanceville, Ala. on Feb. 15 at the age of 83 after a lengthy illness. Michael P. Warsaw, curren…

Lawyer says ACLU wrongly limits religious liberty

Denver, Colo., Feb 15, 2013 / 04:03 am (CNA).- A lawyer involved in prominent religious liberty cases says the American Civil Liberties Union's opposition to religious exemptions will ultimately discriminate against believers.

Eric Rassbach, dep…